Quincy chef to compete on Food Network's 'Guy's Grocery Games'

Mike Morway, executive chef at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy is a contestant on this Sunday’s episode of “Guy’s Grocery Games,” a cooking competition on TV’s Food Network.

The show is hosted by celebrity chef and TV personality Guy Fieri and it airs at 8 p.m. The winner walks away with $16,000 in prize money.

“Guy’s Grocery Games” challenges four contestants to shop for and then cook ingredients found in a made-for-TV grocery store called Flavortown Market. In the episode titled “Big Bacon Battle," Morway faces off with three other hopefuls to see who can create and plate the ultimate bacon dish in fewer than 30 minutes. But there’s a catch, naturally. Chefs are limited in their set of ingredients, which are selected by Fieri. It’s a test of creativity and urgency.

“I love the intensity of the situation,” said Morway. “In a busy restaurant there’s always pressure to produce under the gun. On the show, as in real restaurant life, every dish needs to be prepared fast, delicious, and sent to the table looking great.”

Morway, who sports forearms full of food tattoos, said he’s up to the challenge. “The stress is what makes it fun.”

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